Back in the early days of Windows, Lavasoft Ad-Aware was known as an excellent anti-spyware program that many of us used alongside a complete anti-virus suite. Much has happened since those days, and over the past several years, Ad-Aware has become a fully fledged security suite including an anti-virus, a firewall, and many other features, including its “legendary” anti-spyware engine.

The latest version of Lavasoft Ad-Aware, Ad-Aware Pro 10.5, was featured in several giveaways in which you had a chance to win a free copy of the security suite. Didn’t get lucky last time? We’re now offering you another chance to get a 1-year license for Ad-Aware Pro for Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8. All in all, we’re giving away 10 copies of Ad-Aware Pro worth $360 for FREE!

Sounds good? Keep reading if you need a reminder of what Ad-Aware Pro 10.5 has to offer, and to find out how you can win a copy of your own!

Ad-Aware Pro

Ad-Aware Pro 10.5 offers an abundance of features, the most prominent of which for most users would be the sheer speed of its scanning process. A quick scan of my hard drive took Ad-Aware Pro exactly 6 seconds, and scanned my entire registry and cookies, all my running processes, and my rootkits. It does not scan all users and all local drives, but for a quick scan, it definitely does the job, and does it quickly.

Aside from both quick and full scans, you can also set up a custom scan and choose exactly what you’d like the scan to include, for the most efficient results for your machine.

In addition to virus and spyware scanning, Ad-Aware Pro 10.5 also includes the following features:

Using Ad-Aware Pro Alongside Other Suites

Unlike many security suites which don’t play nice together, Ad-Aware Pro can be installed in a compatibility mode which installs it as a second line of defense. This means that you can use the features you like from Ad-Aware Pro alongside another anti-virus program or security suite, without them interfering with each other’s activities.

Want to win one of our 10 copies for free? Here’s what you have to do!

How do I win a copy?

We have a new giveaway procedure in place, which will hopefully make participating much easier. You may enter using your Facebook credentials (which will require you to sign into Facebook) or by submitting your name and email address. You’ll receive one entry simply by doing so.

After that, you’ll also be offered various methods to earn additional entries. They range from sharing a link to this giveaway on social networks; to commenting or visiting a specific page. The more you participate, the higher your chances of winning!

The giveaway is over. Here are the winners:

Norman Sherfield

aaron nyquist

Antonio Mendoza

Mesut Yaver

Alexander Hatfield

Amrish Jhaveri

Anthony Karageorgis

Shakirah Lai

Keith Lawson

Matthew Tam

Congratulations! If you were selected as a winner, you would have received your license via email from jackson@makeuseof.com. If you require any assistance, please get in touch with Associate Editor Jackson Chung before June 30. Enquires beyond this date will not be entertained.

i am using Ad-Aware free i would love to win a copy of the pro version with its much better features & protection then the free version has hope i am one of the 10 winners to win this great giveaway good luck to all who enter & win this giveaway